The children

The children I have the pleasure of teaching at ICEV are amazing. I feel blessed and lucky to be here with them. If I can give them but an infinite part of what they give to me, then I'll be happy. Here are a few pictures of their smiling faces:-)

My 1st full-week "Job Experience" students

These are my Shakespeare students doing their Friday afternoon performance. I had a wonderful week with them and it was pure pleasure to see them "give it their all"during the performance. Iwas really proud of the week we spent together and of the end result; we were a great team:-)!!

Seconds; Une fois ne suffit pas

Ok, I went back for seconds; sometimes once just isn't enough!! I had to go back to Dr. Fish and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time around! I also fell for another pair of dazzle shoes. I see myself wearing these ones on different occasions for the next 20 years;-) Oh! And I also decided to try out those really fancy nails. They are usually acrylic nail pieces glued onto your nails but I decided to try doing it directly on my own nails. I went to home Plus and bought what I needed (about $7.00)You can see the end result; I'm quite pleased with it. It may not last as long as the acrylic nails but it's less damaging. You can also see a blue heart shaped crystal earring I'm wearing...Yes, believe it or not, I've started wearing earrings again. The stones are real crystal (not plastic) and the stems are real silver (not coated). All of this reminds me how much I prefer what is "real" rather than what is an imitation or fake...I'll have to remember that in other areas of my life... There is also a picture of the earrings that 1st got my attention. They reminded me of a pair I'd seen in Montreal that were priced at $600.00.When I'd seen them in Montreal I was going to have my papers signed to be able to come to Korea and it was "love at first sight" because they reminded me of the Universe. These ones cost me $15 instead of $600 and I love them just as much! Wearing earrings, doing my nails and slipping on dazzle shoes; I guess I'm becoming Korean from the top of my head to the tip of my toes!!!

Dr. Fish

Ok, I did it; I finally went to Dr. Fish where tiny carp nibble the dead skin off of your feet. I loved the experience and I certainly will be doing it again!! It tickled for the first few minutes but once I got used to the feeling it felt good and was extremely relaxing. I could actually feel the fish nibbling on my feet. It cost 2,000 won (about 1.80) and lasted 15 min. You need to buy a 5,000 won coffee to be able to pay for the fish treatment. I consider it simply prolonged the pleasure of being there since the place was beautiful and the cinnamon honey latté that I had was absolutely delicious. All in all, it was a great day in Myeong-Dong!

J’ai enfin réussis à me rendre chez Dr. Fish et à faire manger la peau morte sur mes pieds! J’ai adoré l’expérience et je vais sûrement le répéter. Au début ça chatouillait un peu, mais par après j’ai trouvé que c’était détendant. Je sentais vraiment les petites carpes me mordiller les pieds. Ça coûtait 2,000 won ($1.80) et durait 15 min. Il fallait aussi faire l’achat d’un café pour avoir accès au bain de pieds avec les poissons. J’ai trouvé que cette « obligation » à tout simplement prolongée le plaisir étant donné que mon Café latté à la cannelle et au miel était vraiment délicieux :-)

Pungmul Dance Festival; Festival de danse Pungmul

Here is some "catching up" information. I'll have a few of these to add since I only started my blog a month after I got here. I went to a traditional farm dance festival in Byeupong. There are no words to explain the emotions that ran through me as I watched these people dance with their hearts and with their souls; it was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Through these pictures, I hope you feel some of the pleasure I felt as I was watching them. There are also a few pictures of potrait artists who were there. Why? Because just by looking at them, you can see that they also are very intense people who's passion guides their lives.

Voici de l’information de rattrapage. Il va y en avoir de temps en temps étant donné que j’ai commencé mon blogue un mois après mon arrivé. J’ai été voir une dance traditionnelle des fermiers è Beupyong; il n’y à pas de mots pour d’écrire tout l’émotion que j’ai vécu en les regardent danser. Ils dansaient avec leurs âmes et avec leurs cœurs. J’espère qu’à travers ses photos vous allez ressentir un peu de toutes ces émotions qui m’ont parcouru le corps pendant que je les regardais danser. Il y a aussi des photos de quelques artistes qui faisaient des portraits. Pourquoi? Parce que juste à les regarder, on peu voir que c’est leurs passion qui guide leurs pas.

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Monday supper and coffee; Un souper et café du lundi

On Mondays we start and finish an hour later; that means we don't get back to our apartments until 6:45pm. That's a little to start preparing supper so this Monday Pam and I decided to go and eat at the restaurant. We found one that cooked dakgalbi which is our favorite Korean food. It's spicy chicken with cabbage cooked right in front of you. It was delicious!!! Here a meal costs a fraction of what it would in Quebec; for the dakgalbi, one beer and one soju (almost a korean vodka), it cost us 24.00 which means 12.00 each. Plus here you don't leave any tips. I already tried to once for excellent service and the person would not accept it!

Then we went to have another one of my favorites, a coffee milkshake - also absolutely delicious - in a quaint little café we just recently discovered...A wonderful way to end one week and begin the other:-)

Le lundi nous commençons et finissons une heure plus tard; ce qui fait que nous n’arrivons pas aux appartements avant 18 :45. C’est un peu tard pour commencer à préparer le souper. Ce lundi Pam et moi avons décidé d’aller manger au restaurant. Nous avons trouvé un restaurant qui fait du dakgalbi qui est notre plat préféré. Ce fût un vrai plaisir pour le palet! Ici un repas dans un resto coréen coûte la moitié de ce que l’on payerait pour la même chose au Québec. Le repas avec une bouteille de soju et une bière a coûté 24,000 won; l’équivalent de 23.00 canadien. Après on est allé prendre un café frappé – absolument délicieux – dans un petit café que l’on vient de découvrir…Une très belle façon de finir la fin de semaine et de commencer la nouvelle:-)